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The 100 Best Players in Basketball History, Part 10

Sunday, May 19, 2013

Almost identical to Clyde Drexler; Pierce goes on the list just
ahead, placing him currently third overall with only 29 players left.Antawn is out of the top 100; Perkins out of
the top 50.

29. Jason Kidd 153 PG 1549
.099

The guy you put him ahead based on career value is
Havlicek.It’s razor thin, but he’s
behind Barry. DJ is out of the top 100; Jerry Lucas out of the top 50.

28. Dolph Schayes 156.35 C 1093 .143

Pretty clearly goes into third, behind Pettit and
Mikan.Tiny is out of the top 100, AI
out of the top 50.

27. Gary Payton 156.66 G 1489 .105

GP feels like he’d be close to Kidd, right?Turns out, yes but a little bit better.He goes ahead of Barry; he goes ahead of
Nash; Gary Payton’s career value keeps him ahead of Steve Nash. Hardaway out of
the top 100; Sam Jones out of the top 50.

26. Ray Allen 158.2 SG 1378 .115

Allen beats his former teammate Pierce, probably just for
one more season.Rice out of the top
100; Eddie Jones out of the top 50.

25. Robert Parish 162.57 C 1795 .091

Now we need to balance the lower per game value with all that
career value. Chief’s ahead of GP.But
he’s behind Dantley.Steve Smith out of
the top 100; KJ out of the top 50.

24. Larry Bird 170.66 SF 1061 .161

And we have a new number one; the total value advantage over
Mikan beats out Mikan’s per game value.Isiah, coincidentally, gets bounced from the top 100; Ginobli (for now)
out of the top 50.

23. Dan Issel 173.67 C 1351 .129

Issel’s ahead of Parish obviously…ahead of Allen…and Pettit and
Schayes.It’s a debate between he and
Mikan; Mikan gets him, but don’t sleep on Dan Issel.Cassell out of the top 100, Brand out of the
top 50.

22. LeBron James 182.1 SF 903 .202

Here’s what I want you to look at – LeBron passes Bird in games
played in 2015.Right now, he has more
value than Bird in fewer games.Right
now – right now – LeBron James, with only 21 players yet to come, is the top
player on the list.

21. Hakeem Olajuwon 185.37 C 1383 .134 players yet to come, is the
top player on the list.

Close for number two, but Olajuwon’s total value just clips Bird’s
per/game.It is a race for number two
though.Not number one.

Only 20 players left – that means the top 80 from the below list
will finish in the top 100 overall, and the top 30 will finish in the top
50.